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1 2 3 4 “Former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi will proclaim himself the new shah of Iran”, United Press International, 17 tháng 10 năm 1980, lưu trữ bản gốc ngày 28 tháng 1 năm 2019, truy cập ngày 25 tháng 1 năm 2019, His Imperial Highness Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, will reach his constitutional majority on the 9th of Aban, 1359 (October 31, 1980). On this date, and in conformity with the Iranian Constitution, the regency of Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanou of Iran, will come to an end and His Imperial Highness, who on this occasion will send a message to the people of Iran, will succeed his father, His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, deceased in Cairo on Mordad 5, 1359 (July 27, 1980).
